Amendment Resolution Passed in Provincetown, Massachusetts Posted on April 11, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments People across the country are reclaiming their democracy by encouraging their local townships to pass resolutions in support of amending the constitution in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. On Monday, April 4, 2011, a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment was passed at the Annual Town Meeting, in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Read More People across the country are reclaiming their democracy by encouraging their local townships to pass resolutions in support of amending the constitution in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. On Monday, April 4, 2011, a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment was passed at the Annual Town Meeting, in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Read More
2011 State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution Posted on February 2, 2011 (July 10, 2020) Democracy Amendments Massachusetts S.772. Senator Jamie Eldridge (D). Introduced on 1/21/2011. Free Speech For People resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and send the states for ratification a Constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people. Click here to view the resolution.Read More Massachusetts S.772. Senator Jamie Eldridge (D). Introduced on 1/21/2011. Free Speech For People resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and send the states for ratification a Constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people. Click here to view the resolution. Read More
Updated: 2010 State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution Posted on February 2, 2011 (July 10, 2020) Democracy Amendments California AJR 3. Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-35). Introduced on 1/23/2009. Expresses disagreement with the Citizens United ruling and calls on the US Congress to pass a constitutional amendment. Click here for additional information, including full text and current status.Read More California AJR 3. Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-35). Introduced on 1/23/2009. Expresses disagreement with the Citizens United ruling and calls on the US Congress to pass a constitutional amendment. Click here for additional information, including full text and current status. Read More
Citizens United: The Amendment Option Gains Momentum Posted on January 24, 2011 (June 16, 2022) Democracy Amendments By Jeffrey D. Clements, Principal, Clements Law Office, LLC. Mr. Clements filed an amicus brief in the Citizens United case on behalf of several democracy advocacy organizations, and serves as general counsel of Free Speech for People. He is also author of the ACS Issue Brief, "Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights."Read More By Jeffrey D. Clements, Principal, Clements Law Office, LLC. Mr. Clements filed an amicus brief in the Citizens United case on behalf of several democracy advocacy organizations, and serves as general counsel of Free Speech for People. He is also author of the ACS Issue Brief, "Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights.” Read More
Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Call on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Posted on October 4, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Calls on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens UnitedRead More Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Calls on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Read More FSFP Submits Testimony to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 10, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's our testimony: PDF.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes:Read More Here’s our testimony: PDF. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes: Read More “Citizens United” Disaster Spreads, Resistance Builds Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court's decision in "Citizens United v. FEC" continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court’s decision in “Citizens United v. FEC” continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's a PDF and the key section: Read More Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More WA State Senate Introduces Resolution Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlogRead More Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlog Read More Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More Latest Developments Trump DOJ Blocks Full Release of Epstein Files, Congress Must Impeach Posted on December 19, 2025 Impeachment Today, the Department of Justice failed to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files as required by law. That failure is not an oversight. It is an obstruction of justice. And it requires an immediate response from Congress: Trump must be impeached and removed. This is not a political question. It is a Constitutional one. TheRead More Western Massachusetts Activists Deliver Over 3,000 Petition Signatures to Congressman Neal in Support of Trump Impeachment Posted on December 19, 2025 Impeachment The petition delivery comes days after Congressman Neal joined 139 other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to advance Congressman Al Green’s articles of impeachment against Trump SPRINGFIELD, MA – Yesterday, activists with Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible, joined by allied grassroots organizations, delivered more than 3,000 petition signatures from the FirstRead More Free Speech For People and CAIR-Minnesota Ask Minnesota Officials to Open Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents Posted on December 18, 2025 (December 18, 2025) Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Governor, Attorney General, County Attorneys, Mayors and Chiefs of Police to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation Against Minnesota Residents (MINNEAPOLIS, MN 12/18/25) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today joined Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization,Read More 140 Members of Congress Vote to Advance Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Posted on December 15, 2025 Impeachment On December 11, 2025, 140 members of the US House of Representatives voted to advance Congressman Al Green’s articles of impeachment against President Trump. We applaud these lawmakers for staying true to the Constitution, their oath of office, and the American people. With this vote, we saw a significant increase in support for impeachment sinceRead More Legal Advocates Urge Massachusetts and Oregon Officials to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Civil Rights Abuses Posted on December 15, 2025 Challenging Corruption New Letters Urge State and Local Prosecutors to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Massachusetts and Oregon Residents. BOSTON, MA (December 11, 2025) – Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted two major legal requests calling on state and local authorities inRead More Free Speech For People’s response to the “Joint Leadership Statement on Motion to Table H.RES.939” Posted on December 12, 2025 (December 12, 2025) Impeachment Our Members of Congress swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution from threats foreign and domestic. We applaud the 140 Members of Congress who abided by this oath and voted yesterday to advance articles of impeachment introduced by Congressman Al Green of Texas. They understand, unlike many of their colleagues, that an oathRead More Legal Advocates Push Massachusetts to Investigate Federal Agents for Civil Rights Abuses Posted on December 11, 2025 Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Massachusetts Attorney General and District Attorneys to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Massachusetts Residents BOSTON, MA — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a letter urging Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the District Attorneys of Suffolk,Read More Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal Judges Posted on December 11, 2025 Impeachment (Washington, D.C.)— On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, I filed H.Res.939, to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States. This resolution asserts that President Trump is an abuser of presidential power who, if left in office, will continue to promote violence, engender invidious hate, undermine our democracy, and dissolve our Republic, and that he isRead More Legal Advocates Demand Criminal Investigation into Federal Agents Accused of Assaulting Oregon Residents Posted on December 9, 2025 (December 9, 2025) Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Oregon Governor, Attorney General, District Attorneys, and the Mayor and Police Chief of Portland to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Oregon Residents PORTLAND, OR — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a letter urging Oregon Governor TinaRead More Free Speech For People Statement On Illegal Us Bombings In The Caribbean And The Pacific Posted on December 5, 2025 Challenging Corruption On December 4, 2025, even as Congress demanded answers about the September 2, 2025 killing of two survivors of a U.S. missile strike in the Caribbean, the Trump administration bombed another small vessel in the Pacific, killing all four men aboard. It represents the 22nd publicly acknowledged military strike that the Trump administration has orderedRead More Previous page …5 6 7 8 9 Next page … 15
FSFP Submits Testimony to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 10, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's our testimony: PDF.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes:Read More Here’s our testimony: PDF. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes: Read More
“Citizens United” Disaster Spreads, Resistance Builds Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court's decision in "Citizens United v. FEC" continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court’s decision in “Citizens United v. FEC” continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More
California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's a PDF and the key section: Read More Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More
WA State Senate Introduces Resolution Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlogRead More Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlog Read More Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More Latest Developments Trump DOJ Blocks Full Release of Epstein Files, Congress Must Impeach Posted on December 19, 2025 Impeachment Today, the Department of Justice failed to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files as required by law. That failure is not an oversight. It is an obstruction of justice. And it requires an immediate response from Congress: Trump must be impeached and removed. This is not a political question. It is a Constitutional one. TheRead More Western Massachusetts Activists Deliver Over 3,000 Petition Signatures to Congressman Neal in Support of Trump Impeachment Posted on December 19, 2025 Impeachment The petition delivery comes days after Congressman Neal joined 139 other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to advance Congressman Al Green’s articles of impeachment against Trump SPRINGFIELD, MA – Yesterday, activists with Rise Up Western Mass Indivisible, joined by allied grassroots organizations, delivered more than 3,000 petition signatures from the FirstRead More Free Speech For People and CAIR-Minnesota Ask Minnesota Officials to Open Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents Posted on December 18, 2025 (December 18, 2025) Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Governor, Attorney General, County Attorneys, Mayors and Chiefs of Police to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation Against Minnesota Residents (MINNEAPOLIS, MN 12/18/25) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today joined Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization,Read More 140 Members of Congress Vote to Advance Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Posted on December 15, 2025 Impeachment On December 11, 2025, 140 members of the US House of Representatives voted to advance Congressman Al Green’s articles of impeachment against President Trump. We applaud these lawmakers for staying true to the Constitution, their oath of office, and the American people. With this vote, we saw a significant increase in support for impeachment sinceRead More Legal Advocates Urge Massachusetts and Oregon Officials to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Civil Rights Abuses Posted on December 15, 2025 Challenging Corruption New Letters Urge State and Local Prosecutors to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Massachusetts and Oregon Residents. BOSTON, MA (December 11, 2025) – Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted two major legal requests calling on state and local authorities inRead More Free Speech For People’s response to the “Joint Leadership Statement on Motion to Table H.RES.939” Posted on December 12, 2025 (December 12, 2025) Impeachment Our Members of Congress swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution from threats foreign and domestic. We applaud the 140 Members of Congress who abided by this oath and voted yesterday to advance articles of impeachment introduced by Congressman Al Green of Texas. They understand, unlike many of their colleagues, that an oathRead More Legal Advocates Push Massachusetts to Investigate Federal Agents for Civil Rights Abuses Posted on December 11, 2025 Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Massachusetts Attorney General and District Attorneys to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Massachusetts Residents BOSTON, MA — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a letter urging Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the District Attorneys of Suffolk,Read More Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal Judges Posted on December 11, 2025 Impeachment (Washington, D.C.)— On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, I filed H.Res.939, to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States. This resolution asserts that President Trump is an abuser of presidential power who, if left in office, will continue to promote violence, engender invidious hate, undermine our democracy, and dissolve our Republic, and that he isRead More Legal Advocates Demand Criminal Investigation into Federal Agents Accused of Assaulting Oregon Residents Posted on December 9, 2025 (December 9, 2025) Challenging Corruption New Letter Urges Oregon Governor, Attorney General, District Attorneys, and the Mayor and Police Chief of Portland to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against Oregon Residents PORTLAND, OR — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a letter urging Oregon Governor TinaRead More Free Speech For People Statement On Illegal Us Bombings In The Caribbean And The Pacific Posted on December 5, 2025 Challenging Corruption On December 4, 2025, even as Congress demanded answers about the September 2, 2025 killing of two survivors of a U.S. missile strike in the Caribbean, the Trump administration bombed another small vessel in the Pacific, killing all four men aboard. It represents the 22nd publicly acknowledged military strike that the Trump administration has orderedRead More Previous page …5 6 7 8 9 Next page … 15
Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More